One of the big complaints about McCain is that he's chummy with the media. This was part of why he got his "Maverick" persona. On his current campaign he's kept this up even when the New York Times has smeared him with front-page gossip.
I have my reservations on that kind of vanity, though as a politician McCain would have a huge ego. However, it seems better than this is better than hiding behind the curtain whenever the media decides to stop lobbing softballs.
Meanwhile, Obama gets a couple questions on unpleasant topics — do you understand why your San Francisco comment bothered some Pennsylvanians? Why did you ask Jeremiah Wright to not play a role in your campaign kickoff? Why don't you wear a flag pin? Can you explain your relationship with William Ayers? — and his supporters go apoplectic, some even screaming Obama should retaliate against ABC as President. And his campaign whines that it's "gotcha politics and distractions."
Ahh more Rookie mistakes. Despite the media's bias, they still love blood, and will turn on you, especially if you become the weaker candidate.
It's a new kind of politics.
I couldn't help myself. It was just too funny.
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